The Israeli president assures that an agreement on part of the judicial reform is “within reach”

July 9 (EUROPA PRESS) –

The President of Israel, Isaac Herzog, has assured this Sunday that the contacts between the Government and the opposition are “within reach” of reaching an agreement on one of the aspects of the judicial reform promoted by the Executive of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: the “reasonableness” of the intervention of the courts in the decisions of the Government.

“I can tell you that agreements are possible in general and certainly on specific issues such as the reasonableness clause. The agreement is feasible, but right now nobody wants to sit down and talk without preconditions. It is a botch of historic proportions,” he said, according to ‘The Times of Israel’.

The Government has resumed the processing by parts of the judicial reform proposal while the negotiations are suspended. Netanyahu’s allies defend their legitimacy to process the judicial reform based on their parliamentary majority, while the mobilizations and protests that began 27 weeks ago demand their total withdrawal.

“I ask the representatives before the Knesset (Parliament): Is it worth it? Is it really worth it? The numbers, the data, the surveys on this debate reflect a need for real and meaningful dialogue and consensus,” Herzog added. .

“It’s as clear as day. It’s time to try it together. It’s time to think about the bigger picture. It’s time to think about the consequences. To put egos aside. Come and talk. End this Tremendous division. People expect you to come to your senses and quickly”, he has summoned.

Opposition leader Benny Gantz has called for a “return to dialogue” in response to Herzog. “We need to get back to dialogue. We need to stop one-sided legislation that is tearing the people apart,” Gantz posted on Twitter.